The Great Gatsby Vocabulary: Chapters 4-6

Bootlegger

Someone who illegally makes or sells alcohol

Sporadic

Appearing or happening at irregular parts of times

Punctilious

Very detailed, precise, and being overly careful or cautious

Disconcerting

Something that feels unsettling to someone or causes disturbance; confusing and disturbing

Retribution

Repaying someone with vengeance, punishment, and consequences (similar to getting justice in a revengeful negative way); something justly desserved

Incredulity

To have skepticism, disbelief, or doubt when something is unbelievable

Somnambulance

Sleepwalking; state of being unawake while your walking

Effectual

Producing a desired effect; something that is successful in achieving a desired outcome

Tactless

Someone whos being insensitive or impolite

Obliged

Owing someone a favor; a debt of gratitude

Scrutinize

Examine something very closely, thoroughly, and critically

Harrowed

Being in distressed or in deep trouble

Defunct

No long in use; not functioning anymore

Obstinate

When someone is stubborn to hold onto their beliefs or actions (even if they can be wrong)

Vestige

A small trace, amount, mark or hint that’s no longer present or exist

Exultation

The state of having great joy or triumph; intense feeling of pride and happiness

Corrugated

Wrinkled, grooved, ridged;A surface with many parallels or ridges

Scanty

Something that is not enough; falls short of what's expected

Nebulous

Describing things that aren't clearly defined; hazy, vague, unclear

Transpire

Something becomes known or it happens; occur, happen, takes place

Laudable

Worthy of praise; admirable

Meretricious

Something that is attractive in a flashy, cheap, can be in a vulgar way

Ineffable

incapable of being expressed

Ramification

Consequences, especially when a person causes complications; development consequence that complicates a situation

Turgid

something that is excessively ornate or complex in style

Repose

To be at rest, calm, or tranquil

Antecedent

A person's background info or history; history, events, characteristics

Ingratiate

When someone tries to win another person's favor or approval by being nice or pleasing; get into someones good graces

Senile

decline or deteriorating of strength or mental functioning; someone being mentally or physically impaired due to memory loss or confusion (typically being an old person)

Perturbed

Uneasy or anxious; a state of agitation and confusion

Lethargic

Being sluggish, drowsy, lazy or lack of energy

Obtrusive

Being noticeable in a unpleasant/annoying way; bothering people in an uninvited place

Menagerie

A collection of wild exotic animals or an unusual and varied group of people

Dilatory

Delay or procrastinate; slow/tardy